SpaceX’s Transporter-1 dedicated rideshare mission put over 143 spacecraft into orbit on January 24, 2021, providing a significant boost to …
September Soyuz rideshare puts up radar and IoT satellites
On September 30,2020 a Soyuz rideshare put 22 small satellites into orbit with ICEYE, Kepler Communications, Lacuna Space, and Spire …
ICEYE commissions new radar satellites
Finland-based ICEYE announced today, September 12, 2019 that its two synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellites launched in July 2019 are now …
ICEYE signs inter-satellite comm deal with Audacy
Having a real-time communication channel with satellites is a growing need for New Space firms. Satellite radar firm ICEYE will …
ICEYE and Spire announce SAR radar + AIS ship tracking service
Data fusion, melding together different sources of information, is in its infancy within the commercial satellite world. Synthetic aperture radar …
More eyes in the sky via SSO-A launch
Last week’s Spaceflight SSO-A mission put 64 small satellites into low earth orbit (LEO). At least 17 had imaging payloads …
In brief: SpaceX SSO-A “Small Satellite Express” puts 64 satellites into orbit
Yesterday, December 3, SpaceX successfully launched the Spaceflight SSO-A “Small Satellite Express” mission. The mission put 64 satellites representing 34 …
A sky full of (commercial) eyes – Up to 1,300 Earth observation satellites in next 5 years
Today, there are around 300 or so Earth observation (EO) satellites in the skies above, operated by a mixture of …